As an Autonomous Underwater and Surface Vehicle (AUSV), Ocean Aero’s Triton is at home in two domains: surfacing to exploit solar and wind energy, and then folding its wing sail and submerging to avoid detection, harsh weather...
Development work in the US has produced a low-power millimetre-band radar sensor that can provide radar-equipped autonomous vehicles with critical inputs about surrounding traffic without adding additional communications overhead...
Researchers in China have used the rear lights of vehicles to communicate in a platoon. Vehicle platooning allows vehicles to travel in tightly coordinated groups to minimise aerodynamic drag, conserve fuel, alleviate road congestion...
DLR in Germany has developed new aircraft wings capable of changing shape during flight. An AI model controls the wings and automatically adjusts them, even in the event of disturbances. The system has...
A chip that integrates reconfigurable solid-state batteries could enable nanoUAVs and microrobots to be powered for longer periods of time while staying lightweight and compact. Researchers from the University of California San Diego and...
A solid-state ornithopter with no moving parts has been developed by researchers in the US. The ornithopter uses induced-strain actuators based on composite piezoelectric materials to eliminate the need for electromagnetic...
Sentronics has launched its range of next-generation fluid flow sensors, the RealFlow D‑Series, incorporating several innovations previously unseen in flow sensor products and of particular benefit to precise fuel monitoring...
In the UK, researchers have developed a robot for hostile environments that is powered by wind energy. WANDER-bot is a low-cost, 3D-printed robot that is designed for deployment in hostile, windy environments such...
ZF and SiliconAuto have developed an interface chip with companion microcontroller for automated driving. The specialised I/O chip performs data acquisition and preprocessing in real time for automated driving and is tightly...
Aerix Systems has developed an omnidirectional propulsion system that gives any propelled vehicle new flying capabilities. The T-16 is used in the AXI-M1 and u1 UAVs to provide vectored thrust to decouple the drone’s orientation...